What's happening down on the allotment? An intimate account of a passionate veggie grower.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Success at Last!

Finally, after many attempts at growing my own mushrooms I appear to be making progress at last! These are chestnut mushrooms and it looks as if there will be many more coming in the next few weeks. The taste of freshly picked mushrooms does not compare to anything you will buy from a store anywhere. Awaits the taste test, lightly fried on plain buttered toast.

We're trying mushrooms at the moment, sowed the spawn into manure in a polystyrine box in the garage almost two weeks ago... Covered it with wet newspaper and then removed that a couple of days ago to see a few little sprouty things (not many tho... considering the ammount of spawn we put in...) and covered with soil... No idea if thats the way to do it, but it's what the packet said... Guess we'll see..... :)

This time I bought a pre-prepared box of mushroom compost, the type you buy in a box. This time I grew it in an empty cupboard in the living room. Last time I bought a packet of mushroom spawn and prepared my own compost and left it in a dark garage outside. I think the boxes work better.

About Me

I was born 20 yards from our allotment. My parents used to 'dig for victory' and never got out of the habit. I grew up on an allotment, so growing veggies is a way of life. I am also qualified as a dog behaviourist and I have set up my own business, blackdog-training.co.uk